IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

Date of Decision: 31.10.2025 RENU ...Petitioner Vs.

STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. …Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. Naveen Jhanjolia, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Ashok Kumar Khubbar, Addl. A.G, Haryana ***

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL)

1. The petitioner through instant petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of order dated 23.10.2024 whereby respondent has rejected her candidature for the post of Female Constable against advertisement No.8/2015.

2. The petitioner pursuant to advertisement No.8/2015 applied for the post of Constable (Female). She is possessing Master’s Degree in Public Administration and belongs to BCA Category. She cleared written test and participated in physical measurement test. Her height was measured as 166.8 cm. She was awarded 12 marks for height and was not selected due to higher cut-off. She scored 47.25 marks whereas last selected candidates in her category scored 47.75 marks.

3. The petitioner pursuant to advertisement No.4/2020 applied for the post of Constable (Female). She cleared written test and her height was measure